{"id":2138822,"date":"2024-01-02T18:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T23:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pres-trump-appeals-maine-decision-to-remove-him-from-ballot\/"},"modified":"2024-01-02T18:06:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T23:06:27","slug":"pres-trump-appeals-maine-decision-to-remove-him-from-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pres-trump-appeals-maine-decision-to-remove-him-from-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump appeals Maine decision to stay on ballot"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpres-trump-appeals-maine-decision-to-remove-him-from-ballot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2138822&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald \u2062Trump gestures\u2062 as he wraps up\u2062 a campaign event on December\u200b 19, 2023\u200d in Waterloo, Iowa. Iowa Republicans will be the \u200cfirst to select their party\u2019s nomination for the\u2062 2024\u2063 presidential race, when they go \u2064to caucus on January 15, 2024. (Photo by Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/daniel-baldwin\">Daniel Baldwin<\/a><br \/>2:50 PM \u2013 Tuesday, \u200cJanuary 2, 2024<\/h2>\n<p>Former President \u200bDonald Trump has\u2064 filed an appeal\u200d against a\u2064 ruling by Maine\u2019s Democrat \u200bsecretary of state that disqualified \u2063him from running for \u2063office in the state. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Shenna\u2064 Bellows accused Trump of participating in an insurrection on January\u200c 6<sup>th<\/sup>, 2021, which\u2062 led to \u2062his disqualification\u200c from the ballot.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump is aggrieved \u2062by that final order because: (1) the Secretary was a biased decisionmaker \u2062who should have recused\u2063 herself \u200cand otherwise failed to provide law due process; (2) the Secretary had no legal \u200dauthority under 21-A MRS. \u00a7\u00a7 336 or 337or any other Maine statute to consider the federal constitutional issues \u200cpresented by the Challengers; (3) the Secretary made multiple errors of law and acted in an\u200b arbitrary and capricious manner;\u200d and (4) President Trump will be illegally excluded from the ballot as a result of the\u200c Secretary\u2019s actions,\u201d the appeal read.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bellows became\u200d the first secretary of state to bar a candidate from seeking office under Section 3 of\u2062 the 14<sup>th<\/sup> Amendment. The Trump legal \u200dteam argues that \u2063Bellows did not have the\u200b authority or jurisdiction to make such a decision. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cRelief is sought\u2063 on\u200b the grounds that the \u200dSecretary\u2019s Ruling was the product of a process \u2063infected by bias and pervasive lack of due process; is arbitrary, capricious, and characterized by abuse of discretion; affected by error\u200d of law; ultra vires; and unsupported by substantial evidence on the record,\u201d Trump\u2019s attorneys wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump\u2019s legal team had requested that\u2064 Bellows recuse herself from \u2063making this decision, citing her past statements\u2063 on X, formerly known as Twitter, regarding Trump\u2019s \u2062alleged role on January 6<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cOne year\u2062 after the violent insurrection, \u200cit\u2019s \u200bimportant to do all\u2063 we\u200b can \u200bto safeguard our elections,\u201d Bellows <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/shennabellows\/status\/1479269064539267072?s=20\">wrote<\/a> in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bellows had put\u2063 a \u200ctemporary hold on \u2063her ruling until the\u200c Maine Superior Court made a decision on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s\u200b attorneys\u200c are also planning to appeal to\u200d the U.S. Supreme \u2063Court regarding\u200d the Colorado Supreme Court\u2019s decision to bar him from the ballot in that state as well.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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They argue that the disqualification is a violation of Trump&#8217;s constitutional rights and an abuse of\u2064 power by the secretary of state.<\/p>\n<p>The decision \u200dto disqualify Trump from running for office \u200din Maine stems from his alleged participation in the \u2063January 6th insurrection\u200c at the U.S. Capitol.\u200d Shenna Bellows,\u2063 Maine&#8217;s Democrat secretary of state, accused\u2062 Trump \u200cof inciting \u200cthe violence that took place on that day. She argued that Trump&#8217;s actions were in direct violation of the\u200d 14th Amendment, specifically Section 3, which \u200dprohibits anyone who has engaged in insurrection or rebellion\u200c against \u200bthe United States from holding public\u2062 office.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Trump filed \u200dan appeal, arguing that Bellows was a biased decision-maker who should have recused herself from the case.\u2064 Trump also claims that Bellows had no legal authority under Maine statutes to consider the federal constitutional issues raised \u2063by the \u200bchallengers. He further asserts that Bellows made multiple errors of law and acted\u2063 in an arbitrary and capricious\u200c manner.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s legal \u2064team argues that Bellows&#8217; decision is \u2063a clear violation \u200bof his due process rights and that she exceeded her authority and jurisdiction in making such a determination. They\u2064 contend that the disqualification is ill-founded and lacks substantial evidence to support it. Trump&#8217;s attorneys have requested\u200d relief\u200d from the court, seeking a reversal of Bellows&#8217; ruling.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to their\u2062 legal arguments, Trump&#8217;s team points\u2062 to past statements made\u2064 by Bellows on \u2062X (formerly known as Twitter) as evidence of bias. They cite a statement made by Bellows in 2022, \u200cwhere she emphasized\u200d the importance of safeguarding \u200belections in the wake of the violent insurrection. Trump&#8217;s legal team argues\u2063 that these past statements demonstrate Bellows&#8217; prejudgment of\u200b the case and raise \u2062concerns about her impartiality.<\/p>\n<p>While Bellows had initially placed a temporary hold on her ruling, awaiting a\u200b decision from the \u2063Maine Superior Court, Trump&#8217;s legal team is prepared to take the case\u200c to\u200d federal court if necessary. They are \u200ddetermined\u2062 to fight against\u200b what\u200b they perceive as an unjust disqualification from running for office in Maine.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of \u200dthis appeal\u2064 will have significant\u2063 implications for Trump&#8217;s political\u2064 future in the state of Maine. If successful, it would potentially allow him to run\u2064 for office, while a failure would further solidify his disqualification. The legal \u200dbattle\u200b between Trump and \u200bBellows highlights the ongoing debate over the role\u2063 of past actions in determining eligibility for \u200dfuture political\u200c candidacy. As the case moves forward, it will\u2064 be closely watched by political observers and legal\u200d experts alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump concludes a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa on December 19, 2023. 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